The next morning, inside the Water Whirl Main Hall, Velin looked at the three hundred varieties of food before him and immediately felt a wave of hunger.
Only five people attended this banquet.
Yet thirty maids stood along both sides of the hall.
When noon arrived, France raised his wineglass and said, "Please."
The others followed suit and raised their glasses.
After downing a glass of wine, Velin directly dispelled the intoxication.
If he fell asleep now, he would miss out on these hundreds of delicacies.
To avoid wasting France's kindness, he had to do this.
After setting down his wineglass, Velin focused entirely on the food before him. Even when a mermaid maid came forward to pour him more wine, he gestured for her to leave, telling her not to mind him.
Before long, Velin's frenzied enjoyment of the food drew the attention of the others.
But after only a few seconds, they each resumed chatting and did not disturb Velin.
"Sir Kyle, what do you think of this fine wine?" France raised his glass and asked Kyle, who was seated some distance away.
"It's quite good," Kyle replied with a nod.
Seeing this, France revealed a satisfied smile and then took out another crystal bottle filled with purple liquid.
"This is Water Orchid Wine, brewed from the blood of a high-tier Soul Intent Seven-Hearted Demonic Beast. I have kept it for five hundred years. I am opening it today, and I hope it will earn your approval."
After saying that, France unsealed the bottle.
In an instant, an aura spread through the seawater in every direction.
In just a moment, the mana within several other halls near the Water Whirl Main Hall began surging wildly toward it.
The thirty mermaid maids merely inhaled the fragrance of the wine,